{"title":"Julia Soboleva Artbooks","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJulia Soboleva artbooks and books\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJulia Soboleva is a Latvia-born, UK-based mixed-media artist. Her work combines painting and collage on found photographic imagery, assembled as sequences that behave like fragments of narrative rather than illustrations of one fixed story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePractice and materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoboleva's method is built on reworking anonymous photographs — painting over, cutting, and re-staging them. The result is a controlled image-language: quiet scenes that hold tension without explaining it. Across her artist books, this sequential quality gives the work a structure that resists straightforward reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThemes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emadness and reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efamily, taboo, and transgenerational trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ememory, post-Soviet echoes, and dry absurd humour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJulia Soboleva and The Mansion Press\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral Julia Soboleva books are published by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-mansion-press\" title=\"Explore all titles published by The Mansion Press at Lokator100\"\u003eThe Mansion Press\u003c\/a\u003e, including \u003cem\u003eIn a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e. Use the product cards above to check availability and current pricing for each title.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"in-a-dark-time-the-eye-begins-to-see-julia-soboleva","title":"In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See – The Art of Julia Soboleva","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePainting and Collage on Found Photography — A Mixed-Media Artbook by Julia Soboleva\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See\u003c\/em\u003e is a 200-page hardcover publication presenting the mixed-media practice of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/julia-soboleva-artbooks\" title=\"View all Julia Soboleva titles available at Lokator100\"\u003eJulia Soboleva\u003c\/a\u003e, issued by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-mansion-press\" title=\"Browse all titles published by The Mansion Press\"\u003eThe Mansion Press\u003c\/a\u003e. Printed on Munken 150 gsm paper and measuring 19 × 22 cm, this Julia Soboleva artbook is part of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artbooks-artist-publications\" title=\"Explore the full artbooks and artist publications catalogue\"\u003eArtbooks\u003c\/a\u003e catalogue at Lokator100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is structured as a sequence of visual narratives rather than a single continuous argument. Soboleva applies painting and collage directly to found photographic imagery, producing scenes that hold their meaning in suspension — neither fully explained nor arbitrarily obscure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe material returns persistently to a set of tensions: madness and reality, family and taboo, inherited memory and private mythology. These are not illustrated themes but pressures that shape how the images are made and sequenced. The title borrows a line from Theodore Roethke's poem \"In a Dark Time,\" though the book does not annotate the reference — it absorbs it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe publication is documented across multiple interior spreads, giving a precise account of how the work reads in sequence and at scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA companion volume, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-fire-that-drank-the-shadow-julia-soboleva\" title=\"Browse another Julia Soboleva artbook at Lokator100\"\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow - The Art of Julia Soboleva\u003c\/a\u003e, is also available at Lokator100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is dispatched from Germany with tracked shipping and careful packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Mansion Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53321374466394,"sku":"9782492646393","price":37.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/in-a-dark-time-eye-begins-to-see-front-cover.jpg?v=1778431214"},{"product_id":"the-fire-that-drank-the-shadow-julia-soboleva","title":"The Fire That Drank The Shadow - Julia Soboleva","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is a 318-page hardcover artbook by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/julia-soboleva-artbooks\" title=\"Browse all Julia Soboleva artbooks at Lokator100\"\u003eJulia Soboleva\u003c\/a\u003e, published by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-mansion-press\" title=\"Explore all titles published by The Mansion Press\"\u003eThe Mansion Press\u003c\/a\u003e. The work is built through collage and painting on found photography, assembled across a sequence of self-contained scenes printed on Munken 150 g paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book holds its position on the boundary between beauty and decay without resolving it. Faces recur. Family fragments surface and dissolve. Post-Soviet echoes run through the imagery without being named or explained. The tone is controlled throughout, and the pacing is suited to slow, repeated viewing rather than linear reading. Each scene functions as a discrete unit, yet the accumulation produces a coherent, if uneasy, whole. This is an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artbooks-artist-publications\" title=\"Browse our full selection of artbooks and artist publications\"\u003eArtbooks\u003c\/a\u003e publication that rewards attention over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deluxe edition is also available: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-fire-that-drank-the-shadow-deluxe-edition-julia-soboleva\" title=\"View the Deluxe Edition of The Fire That Drank The Shadow\"\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow - Deluxe Edition (Julia Soboleva)\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition and Shipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is new. It ships from Germany with tracking and is packed with care.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Mansion Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53330872172890,"sku":"SOBO-FDTS-STD","price":42.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/the-fire-that-drank-the-shadow-cover.jpg?v=1778432878"},{"product_id":"the-fire-that-drank-the-shadow-deluxe-edition-julia-soboleva","title":"The Fire That Drank The Shadow – Deluxe Edition (Julia Soboleva)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow – Deluxe Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is an artbook by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/julia-soboleva-artbooks\" title=\"Browse all Julia Soboleva artbooks and publications at Lokator100\"\u003eJulia Soboleva\u003c\/a\u003e, published by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-mansion-press\" title=\"Browse all titles published by The Mansion Press at Lokator100\"\u003eThe Mansion Press\u003c\/a\u003e. Working across painting, collage, and found photographic imagery, Soboleva builds scenes that resist straightforward reading — faces fragmented, bodies displaced, tones that shift between restrained humour and something colder. The work draws on post-Soviet atmospheres and the pressure of inherited stories without resolving into documentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Deluxe Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis Deluxe Edition extends the project with 90 exclusive pages and a variant cover not present in the standard release. The total page count reaches 408, making this the most complete version of the work. Buyers considering both editions will find the comparison straightforward: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-fire-that-drank-the-shadow-julia-soboleva\" title=\"View the standard edition of The Fire That Drank The Shadow by Julia Soboleva\"\u003eThe Fire That Drank The Shadow\u003c\/a\u003e in its standard form covers the core body of work; the Deluxe Edition adds material that deepens the project's thematic and visual scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual and Thematic Content\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoboleva's mixed-media method places painting and collage directly onto found photographic imagery, producing surfaces that carry the weight of existing pictures while redirecting their meaning. The imagery moves through family traces, taboo details, and transgenerational trauma — territory handled through dark art methods rather than direct statement. Innocence appears alongside contamination. Softness sits next to threat. The tone stays controlled but never resolves into comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Object\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe production reflects the edition's collectible intent. The book is hardcover with cloth binding and hot gold stamping on the cover. A ribbon bookmark is sewn in. The interior is printed on Munken 150g paper, which supports the subtle colour and textural range of Soboleva's work. The format is 19 × 22 cm. This is a publication designed to be held and kept, not merely read. It sits within the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artbooks-artist-publications\" title=\"Explore the full artbooks and artist publications catalogue at Lokator100\"\u003eArtbooks\u003c\/a\u003e category at Lokator100 as a considered object from an independent imprint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Mansion Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53331355337050,"sku":"SOBO-FDTS-DLX","price":65.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/the-fire-that-drank-the-shadow-deluxe-edition-cover.jpg?v=1778428377"}],"url":"https:\/\/lokator100.store\/collections\/julia-soboleva-artbooks.oembed","provider":"Lokator100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}